Door-holder.



No. 70!,l36. Patented May 27, I902. n. s. BLANPIED.

DOOR HOLDER.

(No Model.)

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UNITE STATES PATENT OF ICE.

DAVID S. BLANPIED, OF NEWTONVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

noon-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,136, dated May 27, 1902.

Application filed October 31,1901. Serial No. 80,687. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID S. BLANPIED, a citizen of the United States, residing at New tonville, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Door-Holders, of which the following is a specification.-

My invention relates to door-holders; and the object of the same is to construct a simple device which can be sprung under a door to hold it in an open or partially-open position. This object is accomplished by the novel construction described in this specification and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of my device together with the fragment of a door. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a detail showing the clips and shoes.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts in the different views of the drawings.

The body of my device is made in one piece of resilient material and comprises a back 1, having a leg 6 at each end. These legs 6 extend at right angles to the back and have feet 5. The feet are shod with rubber shoes 4, secured by fasteners 4, having hooked ends 5, engaging the feet 5. The feet 5 each have upturned toes 2, bent at the ends at 3 and extending up to within a short distance of the back 1. The shoes 4 consist of small pieces of rubber tubing through which the clips 4 are inserted.

WVhen in use, my holder is sprung under a door 7, as shown in Fig. 1. In the case of doors which swing close to the floor the ends 3 of the toes will engage and support the back and prevent the legs being pressed inward so far as to injure the device. The rubber shoes 40 4 will gripthe floor and prevent injury thereto.

I do not Wish to be limited as to details of construction,'. as these may be modified in many particulars without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, isr 1. A door-holder comprising a normally straight resilient back having a leg on each end, said legs being'of substantially the same length so that when the back is depressed and sprung under the door it will hold the door from being moved in either direction, sub stantially as described.

2. A door-holder comprising a resilient back having legs thereon provided with feet, said feet having upturned toes constructed to engage and support said back when depressed, substantially as described.

3. A door-holder comprising a normally straight resilient back having a leg on each end, said legs being substantially of the same length, and rubber shoes on said legs to engage the fioor and prevent slipping, each of said shoes comprising a piece of tubing secured by aclip having hooked ends engaging said feet, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID S. BLANPIED.

Witnesses:

OSSIAN E. MILLs, REBECCA J. HACKELTON. 

